Publications by authors named "I I Glavan"
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- Five billion people globally lack access to safe surgical care, with the greatest need in low- and middle-income countries like Moldova, particularly in specialized fields like neurosurgery.
- The history of neurosurgery in Moldova dates back to Soviet times, with its integration into the national health system beginning in the 1940s and the establishment of the first department in 1999.
- The article outlines the current state of neurosurgery in Moldova, noting the presence of eleven hospitals providing services, a growing number of female residents in training, and the availability of advanced imaging technology, while offering recommendations for improving neurosurgical care in underserved areas.
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- Injury is a significant public health concern in Europe, with notable differences in injury death rates and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across sub-regions and countries, particularly between Eastern, Central, and Western Europe.
- The study analyzed GBD 2019 data from 44 European countries over 20 years, focusing on injury mortality and DALY rates by cause and sex while assessing inequalities based on country comparisons.
- Findings reveal that Eastern Europe has the highest injury death rates (80 deaths per 100,000), while Italy has the lowest injury DALY rate, indicating that males experience greater disparities in injury impact than females.
The aim of the study was to assess interdependence of specific motor abilities (situation karate tests) and motor skills (karate techniques), and karate performance (fighting efficiency) in under-sixteen male karateka aged 11-12 and 13-14 years. A battery of 5 situation motor tests were applied and 6 basic elements of karate technique evaluated in a sample of 20 male karateka aged 11-12 and 20 male karateka aged 13-14 years. Three criterion variables were formed: 1) one factor as a factor of general technical efficiency in karate was isolated by factor analysis of 6 karate techniques; 2) cumulative evaluation of 2 kate as kate performance; and 3) total score assessment based on success achieved at national karate championships as contest efficiency (fighting efficiency).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFifty-one pairs of corneas, stored in either K-Sol or CSM (chondroitin sulfate corneal storage medium) from 8 to 97 hours (mean +/- standard deviation, 58 +/- 21 and 57 +/- 21 hours, respectively), were transplanted in a prospective, randomized manner into 99 patients (n = 102 eyes), paired by diagnostic group and procedure. Ninety-six percent of K-Sol grafts (n = 51) and 94% of the CSM grafts (n = 51) were clear at 6 months; 92% of both the K-Sol (n = 38) and CSM (n = 35) grafts were clear at 12 months. One primary donor failure occurred, a K-Sol cornea stored for 76 hours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEleven extended wear soft contact lens wearers with an average of 4 years of wear underwent corneal fluorophotometry and quantitative specular microscopy. Compared to age-matched controls, a significant increase in mean endothelial permeability was found in the contact lens group, indicating a defect in their endothelial barrier function. A significant increase in the mean endothelial pump rate was also noted in the contact lens group.
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